WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The Latest on a powerful earthquake that struck Papua New Guinea (all times local): 8:45 p.m. Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency says a powerful earthquake that struck Papua New Guinea caused panic and damaged buildings in the…
JUBA, South Sudan – One year after South Sudan briefly declared a famine, more than half of the people in the world's youngest nation face extreme hunger amid civil war and famine could return, a new report says. More than…
BEIJING – A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons in waters crucial for global commerce and rich in fish and potential…
ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani mountaineering official says a Polish K2 expedition has expressed concern after a member abandoned the team following a dispute with fellow climbers to attempt a solo ascent of the world's second-highest peak in winter. Karrar Haidri…
BEIJING – China's ruling Communist Party's proposed scrapping of a limit on presidential terms is upending three decades of efforts to restrict how long top leaders can hold office and setting the stage for party chief Xi Jinping to remain…
HOMS, Syria – In the Syrian city of Homs' landmark Clock Square, where some of the first anti-government protests erupted in 2011, stands a giant poster of a smiling President Bashar Assad waving his right arm, with a caption that…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Government officers in Papua New Guinea are traveling to the area hit by a powerful earthquake to assess unverified reports of fatalities and to see the extent of the damage. A magnitude-7.5 quake hit early Monday…
At least four people were killed in a massive building explosion in the English city of Leicester, police said Monday. Leicestershire police said four people were still hospitalized, including one with serious injuries. “There are four confirmed fatalities at this…
TORONTO – One was homeless, smoked crack cocaine and worked as a prostitute. Another was from a conservative Muslim family and hid the fact that he was gay from his family. Another was a recent immigrant with a drug problem.…
Animal lovers are outraged after learning a beloved pig that was nursed back to health and later adopted in Canada was killed and eaten by its new owners. Molly was one of 57 pot-bellied pigs rescued from a hoarding situation…
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The Indonesian government is bringing together dozens of convicted Islamic militants and survivors of attacks in what it hopes will be an important step in combating radicalism and fostering reconciliation. The director of de-radicalization at Indonesia's counter-terrorism…
CANBERRA, Australia – A new Australian deputy prime minister has been appointed after his predecessor quit over a sexual harassment allegation. Lawmakers in the Nationals party elected Michael McCormack as their leader on Monday. The junior coalition partner's former leader…
At least six people were injured in the city of Leicester, U.K., on Sunday after British police said they were responding to reports of a massive building explosion, which they described as a "major incident." “All emergency services are currently…
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The Latest on the earthquake in Papua New Guinea (all times local): 1 p.m. Officials are waiting for more information about damage from the magnitude 7.5 quake that hit Papua New Guinea early Monday. Chris McKee,…
LONDON – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola used the platform provided by his first cup success with the English Premier League team on Sunday to criticize the imprisonment of pro-independence Catalan politicians. Guardiola defied an English Football Association charge for…
At least four people were critically injured in the city of Leicester, U.K., on Sunday after British police said they were responding to reports of a massive building explosion, which they described as a "major incident." “All emergency services are…
THESSALONIKI, Greece – Greek police say they have arrested two Syrian citizens on suspicion of transporting 20 people who allegedly had entered the country illegally from Turkey. The arrests happened Saturday, but announced by police on Sunday. Police said a…
British police on Sunday said they were responding to a "major incident" after receiving reports of an explosion in the city of Leicester, U.K. “All emergency services are currently dealing with this,” the police force tweeted just after 7 p.m…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Five people have been killed and one injured in a shooting outside a bar in downtown Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican police said the incident occurred around midnight Saturday in the town of Comerio, about 19…
BUDAPEST, Hungary – A candidate supported by several opposition parties in Hungary has been elected mayor of a southern city long dominated by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party. Analysts say Peter Marki-Zay's surprising victory in Hodmezovasarhely on Sunday could…
Saleh Muslim, Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) leader (REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer) Saleh Muslim, a leader of the main Syrian Kurdish political party, has been arrested in the Czech capital Prague at the request of the Turkish government, the party announced Sunday. Muslim reportedly…
LONDON – Police for the English city of Leicester say they are responding to a "major incident" after receiving reports of an explosion. Leicestershire Police said on Twitter that emergency services were dealing with the incident on Hinckley Road and…
BEIRUT – Despite a drop in intensity, shelling and bombardment in the Syrian capital and its embattled eastern suburbs killed at least six people Sunday following the U.N. Security Council's unanimous approval of a resolution demanding a 30-day cease-fire across…
An Israeli Navy vessel patrols along the shores of the Gaza Strip in the Mediterranean Sea. (Reuters) An Israeli Navy vessel fired on a boat Sunday after it ignored warnings and strayed from a fishing area in the northern Gaza…